Great Crosby Catholic Primary 01519248661 admin.greatcrosby@schools.sefton.gov.uk
The Northern Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 2RQ
Catholic Life and Mission
Great Crosby Catholic Primary aims to make the school a place where the Gospel values of our Lord Jesus Christ are taught, lived and experienced, where prayer and celebrations are integral to life and where religious growth and development are stimulated within the total curriculum to which all can contribute and from which all can gain.
Click/tap the tree to visit our Religious Education page to see our RE curriculum.
Our Mission Statement
Our mission statement is displayed all over the school and is the foundation of our daily life.
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic social teaching (CST) is rooted in Scripture, formed by the wisdom of Church leaders, and influenced by grassroots movements. It is our moral compass, guiding us on how to live out our faith in the world.
There are seven principles of Catholic Social Teaching:
- Dignity
- Solidarity
- The common good
- The option for the poor
- Peace
- Creation and environment
- The dignity of work and participation
Our faith calls us to love God and to love our neighbours in every situation, especially our sisters and brothers living in poverty. Following in the footsteps of Christ, we hope to make present in our unjust and broken world, the justice, love and peace of God.
Click/tap the image to find out more on the CAFOD website.
Live Simply
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School have embraced a holistic approach to live simply and the pupils demonstrated their commitment through a range of activities, including but not limited to:
- creating prayer gardens and celebrating peace days
- visiting and forging strong links with local care homes
- supporting foodbanks and homeless shelters
- campaigning and taking action to speak out against global injustice
- introducing Fairtrade initiatives at school and participating in CAFOD’s Big Lent Walk.
The LiveSimply Award is deeply rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si’ and encourages personal transformation. Pupils learn not only about the actions they undertake but also understand the reasons behind them, the impact they have and how faith inspires their involvement.
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Our Year
June 2024
August 2024
June 2024
Sun 2nd - The Most Precious Body and Blood of Christ
Fri 7th - Y5 First Holy Communion Ss Peter and Paul's 7pm
Sat 8th - Y5 First Holy Communion Ss Peter and Paul's 12noon
Sun 9th - The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sat 22nd - Y5 First Holy Communion Ss Peter and Paul's 10.30am
Tue 25th - Fr John, Fr Mark and parishioners visit to Year 1
Sat 29th - Y5 First Holy Communion Ss Peter and Paul's 12noon
Sat 29th/Sun 30th - Ss Peter and Paul's Day
July 2024
August 2024
June 2024
Thu 11th - Y6 Day of Reflection
Wed 17th - Y6 Leavers Mass Ss Peter and Paul's 6pm
August 2024
August 2024
August 2024
Thu 15th - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holyday of Obligation)
Sun 18th - St Helen's Day
April 2024
May 2024 - The Month of the Rosary
August 2024
Mon 8th - The Annunciation of the Lord
Tue 23rd - St George's Day
May 2024 - The Month of the Rosary
May 2024 - The Month of the Rosary
May 2024 - The Month of the Rosary
Thu 9th - Ascension Day
Fri 10th - Y5 First Holy Communion Ss Peter and Paul's 7pm
Sat 11th - Y5 First Holy Communion Ss Peter and Paul's 12noon
Sun 12th - Y5 First Holy Communion Ss Peter and Paul's 10.30am
Sun 19th - Pentecost Sunday
Sun 26th - Trinity Sunday
Thu 30th - Feast Day of the Blessed Lawrence Richardson of Great Crosby
Lent 2024
Thu 21st Mar - Easter Garden
Mon 11th & Thu 14th Mar - Catholic Social Teaching Workshops
Fri 15th Mar - CAFOD Market Day
Nursery children have been learning about the Easter story and have made their own Easter garden in Forest School. Click/tap to see more photos.
Fri 15th Mar - CAFOD Market Day
Mon 11th & Thu 14th Mar - Catholic Social Teaching Workshops
Fri 15th Mar - CAFOD Market Day
On Fri 15th Mar, we held our CAFOD Market Day. This was an opportunity for children to buy from each other and raise money. The infants bought a book, a toy & a cake for £1. Y5 & Y6 devised their own games and activities to run their own stalls for the KS2 children to play in the hall & on the field. Our Market Day raised £2353.60. Thank you very much for your support. Click/tap the image to see more photos.
Mon 11th & Thu 14th Mar - Catholic Social Teaching Workshops
Mon 11th & Thu 14th Mar - Catholic Social Teaching Workshops
Mon 11th & Thu 14th Mar - Catholic Social Teaching Workshops
This week we welcomed Linda and Jacqueline from CAFOD Liverpool for the our Catholic Social Teaching workshops. Years 1 & 2 listened and responded well to the principles of 'Everyone Is Special' & 'Showing We Care'. Years 3 & 4 also focused on 'Putting People in Most Need First'. Click/tap the image to see more photos. Click/tap the green button to find out more about the 7 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
Wed 13th Mar - CAFOD Big Lent Walk
Fri 23rd Feb - CAFOD Family Fast Day
Mon 11th & Thu 14th Mar - Catholic Social Teaching Workshops
Every year during Lent we learn about the work of CAFOD, pray for the people they support and raise money to support their valuable work. On Wed 13th Mar, we held our BIG LENT WALK. For this we asked for a donation of £1 to complete laps of the field. It was a bit drizzly, but we didn't mind.
Click/tap the image to see our photos.
Click/tap the green button to make a donation.
Fri 23rd Feb - CAFOD Family Fast Day
Fri 23rd Feb - CAFOD Family Fast Day
Fri 23rd Feb - CAFOD Family Fast Day
Fri 23rd Feb is CAFOD Family Fast Day. In assembly, Mrs Morton asked all the children and staff to at least give up a snack and to bring the money as a donation to CAFOD's work.
This film shows CAFOD's work in the fishing community where Aaron lives in Liberia.
If you usually have a take away at the weekend, maybe you could donate the money to CAFOD instead?
Wednesday Morning Lenten Masses
Fri 23rd Feb - CAFOD Family Fast Day
Fri 23rd Feb - CAFOD Family Fast Day
It was lovely to begin Lent with Mass celebrated by Fr John. We shall be having Mass at 8am every Wednesday morning during Lent. Parents, carers and parishioners are all welcome. Have you seen the display in our entrance?
CAFOD Family Prayers
Father John Blessing the Ashes
Father John Blessing the Ashes
Pray together for a different intention each day of Lent, using the CAFOD family prayer intention sheet. As you pray colour in each leaf, everyday from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Click/tap the image to download the PDF.
Father John Blessing the Ashes
Father John Blessing the Ashes
Father John Blessing the Ashes
This video explains where the ashes we recieve on Ash Wednesday come from.
CAFOD Fundraising
We are delighted to be able to share this lovely certificate from CAFOD thanking us for our fundraising this year. Thank you for the support from our families.
Live Simply
Things we are doing to ‘Live Simply’.
Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:
Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:
In 2020, we continued our journey to live simply and look after our beautiful world, as Pope Francis has asked us to.
We continue to make simple changes in our school life:
· ensure we recycle paper
· switch off lights when not in use
· use reusable plastic to carry our lunch
· reuse single-use plastic bottles to make and store
· walk/cycle/scoot to school more often
· no longer using single-use plastic for jelly/ fruit in the kitchen
· letters home are electronic, where possible
· one paper-free day per term
We are working towards being zero-heroes for the environment.
We achieved the CAFOD Live Simply Award in 2022.
Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:
Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:
Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:
Creator God,
Your world is a wonderful and beautiful place, full of variety, full of wonder, full of life.
Teach us to care for the Earth and help us to build a world that is filled with your goodness.
Amen
Please use this prayer with your families to celebrate and remind us of our responsibility:
